来自mid,中间的，-s,所有格后缀，-t,寄生字母。比较against.

1. She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention.

她得意洋洋地站在他们中间，为受人瞩目而高兴。

2. We're lucky to have such a man in our midst.

在我们中间有这样一个人是我们的幸运。

3. In the midst of his feelings of impotence, a comforting thought arrived.

正在他觉得很无奈的时候，一个令人欣慰的想法冒了出来。

4. I greatly esteem your message in the midst of our hard struggle.

您在我们奋力抗争时发来的电文让我充满了敬意。

5. Eleanor arrived in the midst of a blizzard.

埃莉诺在暴风雪大作时到达。